Development Impact Fees (DIFs)

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The City has prepared a Development Impact Fee Nexus Study (“Nexus Study”) for review and consideration by the City Council.

The public draft of the Nexus Study is available for review and comment here:

Development Impact Fee Nexus Study

The Development Impact Fee Nexus Study identifies fees for the following categories of development:

  • Recreation
  • Fire
  • Police
  • Water
  • Sewer

The Nexus Study identifies the following fees per square foot of new residential and nonresidential development:

 DIF_Impact Fee Schedule

Timeline

A Study Session was held with the City Council on August 27th, 2024. The City Council discussed the methodology of the nexus study, proposed DIFs, and how the fees would be applied to future projects. The City Council directed staff return with the necessary ordinance(s) and resolution(s) to adopt the DIFs for residential projects. The City Council was uncertain regarding fees for commercial projects.

The City anticipates holding a public hearing with the City Council for potential adoption of the Nexus Study and Development Impact Fees on October 22, 2024.

 

Contact Information

Please contact Liz Westmoreland, AICP, Senior Planner, with any comments or questions:

Phone: 949-644-3234

Email: lwestmoreland@newportbeachca.gov